Display stands



M. J. GORDON DISPLAY STANDS Nav. 6, 1956 Filed Nov. 18, 1952 INVENTOR.Melvin J Gordon BY /Q/W Mrs United States Patent DISPLAY STANDS MelvinJ. Gordon, Wellesley, Mass., assignor to Melvin J. Gordon, Sadye Z.Gordon and Natalie G. Stone, doing business as Manchester Hosiery Mills,Manchester, N. H.

Application November 18, 1952, Serial No. 321,171

Claims. (Cl. 40-126) The present invention relates to an illuminateddisplay stand for attractively exhibiting ladies hosiery particularlyemphasizing various decorative areas of the hosiery such as parts of theleg and heel.

One of the objects of the present invention is a display standcomprising a translucent hollow leg form illuminated from the interiorof the form by an electric cord which passes through the form and thehose on the form in the sole region where the cord is not readilyobserved.

Another object of the present invention is a display stand in which atranslucent hollow leg form is removably supported across the footpreferably in the toe region of the form through which an electric cordextends for illuminating a part or the whole of the form from the rear.

A further object of the present invention is the masking of a part ofthe leg region of the form on the interior of the form so that smalllocal areas may be more fully illuminated than other areas to showplaces on the hosiery where initials or other decorative figures appear.

Other and further objects of the present invention will be learned fromthe description in the specification below when taken in connection withthe drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective front view of the display stand with portionsbroken away and Figure 2 is a perspective side view of the displaystand.

The leg form 1 is a conventionally shaped womans leg form of atranslucent material, preferably plastic, which has an open top 15 asshown in Figure 1.

The toe portion 16 of this leg form 1 removably fits into the clamp 13of the base 14 which may be made of any durable material but whichpreferably is made of an attractive clear plastic. This base may be ofany desired shape or size which can support the leg form, and mayfurther have a plurality of clamps to hold more than one form at thesame time.

A stocking 2 having a monogram or other design which is to be displayedis fitted over the form 1 when it is removed from the clamp. The upperpart of the stocking which extends beyond the form is folded back intothe center of the form through the hole 15 in the top. Before thestocking is placed on the form a hole 7 in the toe of the stocking iscut to permit the wire 5 to be passed through the stocking. To preventruns from developing in the stocking, the edges of the hole may becoated with glue, nail polish or some other similar material.

An electric light 3 having sufiicient power to cause light to penetratethe translucent walls of the form 1, is mounted centrally on a disk 4which is fitted closely to the walls of the form so that no light willpass downward between the disk and the walls. The current for this lightis supplied by the wire 5 which enters the leg form 1 through the hole 6in the toe of the form and which also passes through the aforementionedhole 7 in the stocking. For illuminating only one desired part of thestocking an opaque mask 8 is placed on the inside of the form which maybe adjusted to a desired position. The mask 8 has an opening 9positioned opposite the area on the stocking 'ice to be illuminated andcorresponding in size and shape with the monogram or design. It shouldbe noted that ditferent masks having difierent openings at differentpositions on the mask to accommodate different shaped monograms andemblems may be used. This mask 8 when placed on the inside of the form 1has its lower end 10 resting upon the disk 4 and has its upper endextending short of the top of the form. This permits light to passthrough the form not only through the diamond shaped hole 9 but alsoaround the sides and top of the mask. Thus not only may the monogrammedarea be illuminated but other portions of the stocking and form uponwhich advertising may be printed may also be illuminated.

The area of the lower portion of the stocking through which the wire 5is passed may have different sizes by changing the position of thetightly fitting disk 4 by which no light may pass from the upper part ofthe form containing the light 3 to the lower part of the stocking. Aflashing unit 11, below the disk 4 causes the light 3 to flashintermittently. A series of holes 12 are also provided in the lowerportion of the form 1 to allow ventilation through the lower part of theleg form 1.

The entire leg form may be illuminated by making the disc 4 on which thelight is mounted of a transparent plastic.

Having now described my invention I claim:

1. An illuminated display form for hosiery comprising a translucenthollow leg form, means supporting the leg form in the foot area, a disktightly fitting across the inner wall of the leg form in the ankleregion, means positioned within the hollow leg form providing a maskresting on the disk surrounding a small area above the ankle region, anelectric light source secured in the hollow form within the mask and anelectric cord extending through the form adjacent the support in thefoot area.

2. A hosiery display form as set forth in claim 1, wherein said disk isopaque.

3. A hosiery display form as set forth in claim 1 wherein the disc istranslucent.

4. An illuminated display form for hosiery comprising a translucenthollow leg form, having an opening at the top and a plurality of smallopenings at the bottom of the foot area, means supporting the leg formin the foot area, a support mounted in the form at the ankle region,means positioned within the hollow form and on the support providing amask surrounding a small area above the ankle region, an electric lightsource secured in the hollow form on the support, and an electric cordextend ing downwardly through the form from the light source and out ofthe form at the foot area.

5. An illuminated display form for hosiery comprising a translucenthollow leg form, means supporting the leg form in the foot area, asupport mounted in the form at the ankle region, an opaque mask restingon the support and having an opening therein extending circumferentiallyaround the inside of the wall of the leg form, an electric light sourcesecured to the support and within the mask, and an electric cordextending through the form from adjacent the support in the foot area tothe light source.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS965,873 Colton Aug. 2, 1910 1,526,707 Jefferson Feb. 17, 1925 2,119,931Smith June 7, 1938 2,145,921 De Witt Feb. 7, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS 26,804Great Britain Dec. 4, 1907

